Bridle-bit



(No Model.)

W. G. WITTMANN. BRIDLE BIT.

No. 522,572. Patented July 3, 1894. 1

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UNITED STATES PATENT I ()FFICE.

BRlDLE-BIT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 522,572, dated July 3,1894.

' Application filed December 21, 1893- Serial No. 494,261. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that I, WILL CHRIS WITTMANN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Lincoln, in the county of Lancaster and State ofNebraska,have invented certain new and usefullmprovements inBridle-Bits, of which the following is a specification, reference beinghad therein to the accompanying drawings. This invention relates tocertain new and useful improvements in bridle-bits of that class inwhich is embodied a mouth-bar with a. ring at each end and cheek ringsfitted to slide on the mouth-bar between the end rings and attached toconnections for attachment to the reins. It is designed primarily as animprovement upon the construction disclosed in the Patent No. 500,831,issued to me July 4, 1893.

The main object of the invention is to simplify the construction of thebit, dispensing with the auxiliary loops or rings on the outer rings andforming the saidring with a loop for the reception of therein-connection which shall be wholly within the outer boundary of thering itself. The outer rings, which are attached to the mouth-bar, areconvex upon their adjacent faces, and the construction is such that thebit works closer and forms a smaller clinch upon the'under jaw of thehorse than that of the prior form, and a greater radius is presented onthe outside of the horses mouth.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter appear,and the novel features thereof will be particularly pointedout in theappended claim.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings,which, with the letters of reference marked thereon, form a part whichis by preference substantially round in therein-connection, said loopand inner ring being formed wholly within the ring B. The

. rings are convex on their adjacent faces, which is an importantfeature, in that by this construction when the bit-rings are turned atan acute angle to the bar by drawing on the reins the convex surfacesafford a broad bearing on the horses jaw, this bearing including theinner ringsand loops. Were the bit-rings 'made fiat their outer portionsonly would clinch the jaw, resulting in undue torture to the animal.

Mounted to slide freely upon the mouth bar A, between the bit-rings, arethe cheekrings 0 and C, to each of which is connected in any suitablemanner the chain or other connection D, which connections are designedfor attachment to the reins (not shown) in any suitable manner. Theconnections are crossed, as shown in Fig. 1, for the same pur pose as inthe prior construction. In the present arrangement the pull upon thecheekrings' is nearly in line with the leverage of the connections andgreater force is obtained with the exertion of less power.

With the parts constructed and arranged substantially as above setforth, the operation is as follows:When a pull is exerted on the reins,the crossed connections, extending'as they do from one of the animalschecks to the other, are drawn tightly under the animals mouth, with thecheek-rings sliding inward toward each other on the mouth-bar to firmlyengage the cheeks of the animal,

whereby the latter can be perfectly held in check. The bit works closerthan the old form, and forms a closer clinch with the under jaw of theanimal and at a greater distance from the bit itself; it also presents agreater radius on the outside of the horses mouth. WVhen the pull isreleased on the reins the connections and the cheek-rings to which theyare attached relax, and therefore exert no further pressure on the lowerjaw of the animal.

What I claim as new is- A bridle-bit comprising a mouth-bar, cheekringscarried loosely on said bar, bit-rings pivotally connected to the endsof the mouth-bar,

10 said rings being convex on their adjacent faces and each formed withan interior ring and a loop, and rein-connections passed through theloops and connected with the check-rings, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I aifix my signature in z 5 presence of twowitnesses.

. WILL CHRIS WITTMANN.

Witnesses: J AMES L. CALDWELL, JOEL S. EDWARDS.

